{"product_id":"memory-of-departure-book-by-abdulrazak-gurnah","title":"Memory of Departure book by Abdulrazak Gurnah","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6atm2a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"51\"\u003eMemory of Departure book by Abdulrazak Gurnah\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"464\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eMemory of Departure\u003c\/em\u003e is Abdulrazak Gurnah’s debut novel, set in an unnamed East African coastal society undergoing political and social tension. It follows Hassan Omar, a young man growing up in a fractured family and struggling to find direction in a world marked by poverty, authoritarian rule, and limited opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eAs Hassan confronts personal and political pressures, he becomes increasingly aware of corruption, inequality, and the lack of freedom around him. The novel traces his attempts to escape his circumstances—both physically and emotionally—while also showing how difficult it is to break away from inherited social and historical forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah uses Hassan’s journey to explore exile in its earliest form: the feeling of being pushed out even before leaving home, and the emotional distance that begins long before migration itself. 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